When a child is tube fed this is not uncommon. It sounds really bad I know but even as infants kids were fed every 4-6 hours not every 2 like we seem to think they need now either a snack or a meal. With permission she can be offered sips of liquid in between feedings but many kids are on a tube feed because every time they take something by mouth they don't swallow it and it ends up in their lungs causing infection so many have nothing by mouth when tube fed.
I doubt the doctor discharged the child without plans for weekly weigh ins etc.

































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